The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

the road, be made convenient and
safe by said proprietor in the first
instance, and afterwards be kept up
by the road overseer at the expense
Of the parish, and every such pro-
prietor or tenant failing or neglect
ing to comply herewith shall, for
every such failure or neglect, forfeit
and pay the sum of fifty dollars.
CHANGES IN ROADS, HOW OBTAINED.
Sec. s. Be it ordained, etc, That
the person at whose request or for
whose use Or benefit a change is
directed to be made in all existing
road, shall be bound to pay all the
expenses Of such change, and also
be bound without delay, to put the
part so changed in good order, with
tho necessary bridges, causeways,
ditches drains, mile posts and direc-
ton boards, to the satisfaction OF
the oyerseer of the roads, in tho
district wherein such change shall
be made; provided. that it shall be
necessary, before any change alore-
said is adopted by the Police Jury,
a receipt Or receipts for all the afore-
said expenses, together with certi-
licate Of the overseer of the roads,s
that the part of the road so changed
has been put in the order in this
article required, and to his salislac-
ton.
FURTHER DUTIES OF OVERS EERs OF
EOADs AND PENALTIES FOR INTER-
FERING WITH ROAD HANDS
WHILE AT WORK ON
PUBLIC ROADS.
| SEC. 9. Be it ordained, etc, That
it shall he aud it is hereby declared
to be the duty Of each oycrseer Of
roads. appointed as aforesaid, to
give notice, written by himself or
10y some person authorized to that
effect by him, TO all persons subject
to road duty, of the time and place
Of meeting to work on the public
roads, and what kind of tools each
shall bring with him to work there
on; provided that no person or per-
sons summoned 10y the overseers TO
work on the public roads, shall be
bound to work more than twelve
days in each year, commencing in
July at the appointment of over
seers, nor liable to any fine for not
, appearing and doing their duty un-
less they shall be summoned and
5 notified as aforesaid ten days, i'll.
, Guiding that on which the notice was
, given before the day appointed for
, working; and provided, that when
2 ever it shall be necessary for the
| public convenience, that any road.
!. bridge or causeway be Immediately
D made or repaired, Or that any OBJ
t struction in any such road, bridge
c or causeway be removed, it shall be
y the duty of the overseer of such
3 road to call out Sufficient number
c of the hands bound to work on such
road, bridge or causeway, and do
the work required, on giving imme-
diate notice to snch hands. That
!. lany disturbance of road hands while
- - at work on public roads or bridges.
- - or any interruption by cvll-disposcd
persons, shall bc punished by a fine
:, of ten $50 dollars for the first
:, otfense and twenty-five (s25) dollars
=. for the second ofIensc, to be collected
> by suit, by the ovcrscer OF the road.
g before the nearest Justice Of the
- - peacc, the fine so collected to be
~ expended under the provisions oil
y Section No. 10 Of this ordinance.
:, That ip default of paying any linc
~ =. 50 assessed, the offending party shall
a. .. be presented to the District Court,
.. and on conviction shall be imprls
:. ~ oned in the parisI, Jail for a period
II not less than one day nor exceeding
i thirty days.
"a WHO 10 BE SUMMONED. AND PENALTY
II FOR GIVING A FALSE NAME
,sl OR AGE, ETC.
of SEC. 10. BE it ordained, etc, That
lc it shall be the duty Of each over
seer to summon all male persons from
p the age Of - to 50, except sach as
+ may be exempt from public service
-, ~ by the Legislature Of this State, tt
- =, meet at such places and times a: